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Daily Debris Flow Hazard (DFH) for Monday, March 8, 2021

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DAY 159 OF WATER YEAR 2021, FORECAST LAST UPDATED 03/09/2021 07:00:08 AM
According to the database, there were no geologic events (floods, debris flows, outburst floods, etc) on this day.

THIS DAY'S DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD CLASS:
L
LOW

MODEL USED FOR HAZARD CLASS DETERMINATION:

WET

MODEL VARIABLES AND OUTPUT:
Temperature at Paradise MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmax): 28.33°F
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (Tmin): 15.32°F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (Tavg): 21.82°F

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PERCENTILE (Tmax percentile): 0.203
Maximum Percentile on this day is based on 89 years of historic (1917-2017) records:

DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD MODEL:


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Degree Days above 32°F
(DD32)
TODAY'S DD32: -4
18-DAY CUMULATIVE DD32: -18

DD32 is calculated as: DD32 = TMAX - 32
18-day Cumulative DD32 is the sum of DD32 for the last 18 days.
Precipitation at Paradise DAY 1: 0.00 in
DAY 1-3 (P3): 0.47 in
DAY 4-15 (P15): 9.36 in
18-DAY TOTAL (P18): 9.83 in

PRECIP THRESHOLD A (PA) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 2.5)

PRECIP THRESHOLD B (PB) EXCEEDED: True
P3 > (-0.67 * P15 + 4.5)
Snow at Paradise DEPTH: 214 in
SWE DAY: 67
CALCULATED SNOW DENSITY: 444.72 kg/m3
CALCULATED SWE: 95.08 in

SWE Day, Calculated Snow Density, and Calculated SWE based on work by Sturm and others (2010)
If Tavg > 32°F, snow melt is factored in at: M (in) = a(Tavg - T32), where a is between 0.0766 - 0.1312 in * °F-1 * day-1 (Currently 0.1039) and T32 = 32°F. This method is from Westerstrom (1982) in Kustas and others (1994) and converted to US customary units.
Seasonal Variables DAYS SINCE JULY 11: -125

July 11 is the average snow melt-out day (where snow depth goes down to 0 in) at Paradise
Calculated Variables D0: 1
D1: 1
D2: 1
D3: 2
D4: 1
D5: 2
HSdry: 3.0

These are primarly for the Dry-weather debris flow hazard model, but calculated every day.
HSdry = (([D0 + D1 + D2] * D3) * D4) / D5
See model (right) to figure out how D0 - D5 are calculated.
Notes

UPDATE HISTORY AND MODEL OUTPUT NOTES:
You can also use this to see how the forecast changes over time. Note that "FORECAST" is the forecasted model whereas "OBSERVED" is the actual observed values for that day.
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D TYPE WY DOFWY DS0SP T_MAX T_MIN T_AVG SP P1 P3 P15 P18 PA PB DD32 DD32_18 SWE_DAY SNOW_P SWE T_MAX_PERC T_MAX_PERC_YRS D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 HS_DRY FCST_TYPE HAZ_CLASS
2021-03-09 06:58:23OBSERVATION2021159-12528.3299815.3199421.82496213.7955041666700.479.369.83TT-3.67002-17.6700267444.72223473463 95.0796143892160.2025025886597589 1112123WETL
2021-03-09 03:00:07OBSERVATION2021159-12528.3299815.3199421.82496213.7955041666700.479.369.83TT-3.67002-17.6700267444.72223473463 95.0796143892160.2025025886597589 1112123WETL
2021-03-08 11:00:02FORECAST2021159-12531.5322.5127.02213.278761860270.06150.53159.369.8915TT-0.47-14.4767444.521053018994.8068998086960.32914252597568892113126WETL
2021-03-08 07:00:08FORECAST2021159-12531.119.4825.29213.56539894940.09440.56449.369.9244TT-0.9-14.967444.6326811791194.9581559419560.31039187923988892113126WETL
2021-03-08 02:58:27FORECAST2021159-12531.3917.3624.375213.614990781210.10390.57399.369.9339TT-0.61-14.6167444.6519860132694.9843298930690.32298737016044892113126WETL
2021-03-07 23:00:03FORECAST2021159-12532.3820.5826.48211.635651095060.13490.36499.369.7249TT0.38-10.6267443.8795881313993.9407456419930.36745971401876892112124WETL
2021-03-07 19:00:03FORECAST2021159-12532.7318.1425.435211.36066876790.07920.30929.369.6692TT0.73-10.2767443.7719742101693.7959412495110.38365618194963892112124WETL
2021-03-07 15:00:02FORECAST2021159-1253318.625.8211.326182575460.07320.30329.369.6632TT1-1067443.7584727853993.7777840392540.39629264904849892112124WETL
2021-03-07 11:00:06FORECAST2021159-12532.7819.2326.005212.20603664830.06260.29269.369.6526TT0.78-10.2267444.1025681532794.2412458531390.38598739720215892112124WETL
2021-03-07 07:00:07FORECAST2021159-12531.9219.9525.935212.797142658020.07930.36939.369.7293TT-0.079999999999998-9.0867444.3333077816894.5528582837270.34653032146206892112124WETL
2021-03-07 03:00:07FORECAST2021159-12532.0521.4526.75213.880233144090.12790.59799.369.9579TT0.049999999999997-8.9567444.7551968199495.1243451878960.35240110582788892113126WETL
2021-03-06 23:00:06FORECAST2021159-12532.7120.0826.395213.416029513880.05950.58959.369.9495TT0.71-7.2967444.5745207764794.8793290471480.38272486804118892113126WETL
2021-03-06 19:00:06FORECAST2021159-12533.0820.4826.78213.410190384630.0680.6089.369.968TT1.08-4.9267444.5722467298994.8762478143490.40005846752099892113126WETL
2021-03-06 15:00:06FORECAST2021159-12533.5220.2826.9213.600319511040.06220.65229.3610.0122TT1.52-4.4867444.6462751155994.9765864340830.42092786720031892113126WETL
2021-03-06 11:00:06FORECAST2021159-12533.6820.6727.175214.278745692940.10520.72529.3610.0852TT1.68-3.3267444.9101349105395.3347856547070.42857548834881892113126WETL
2021-03-06 07:00:08FORECAST2021159-12534.0119.4826.745213.843502351320.03640.60649.369.9664TT2.01-2.9967444.7409083231595.1049534747270.44443052506154892113126WETL
2021-03-06 03:00:09FORECAST2021159-12533.9119.0326.47214.150451018830.05840.65849.3610.0184TT1.91-6.0967444.8602722130395.2670279347820.43961536780831892113126WETL
2021-03-05 23:00:06FORECAST2021159-12534.0118.0126.01213.215494837350.03670.67679.3510.0267TT2.01-6.9967444.4964033118194.7735205855510.44443052506154892113126WETL
2021-03-05 19:00:06FORECAST2021159-12529.3419.8424.59213.166530660540.06090.66099.3510.0109TT-2.66-11.6667444.4773234720594.7476890018170.2390172716185891113124.5WETL
2021-03-05 15:00:06FORECAST2021159-12534.5919.1326.86213.377312162370.03950.70959.3510.0595TT2.59-6.4167444.5594416895894.8588987641280.47249810224352892113126WETL
2021-03-05 11:00:06FORECAST2021159-12531.2416.9824.11215.105338300380.02470.72479.3510.0747TT-0.76-16.7667445.2310070902495.7715664019640.31644593387438892113126WETL
2021-03-05 07:00:08FORECAST2021159-12531.1219.7925.455215.182943147370.02890.64899.4210.0689TT-0.88-15.8867445.2610976732195.8125934663470.3112536590737892113126WETL
2021-03-05 03:00:09FORECAST2021159-12531.1419.7625.45215.235612256030.02860.64869.4410.0886TT-0.86-14.8667445.2815162689195.8404397804340.31211647378812892113126WETL
2021-03-04 22:58:43FORECAST2021159-12532.2718.3625.315216.852795611110.00860.65869.3610.0186TT0.27-9.7367445.9071331447996.6962084053850.362416159424892113126WETL
2021-03-04 18:59:48FORECAST2021159-12532.5117.3224.915217.458561520470.02060.72069.3310.0506TT0.51-11.4967446.1408164477297.0171401802890.37344981350398892113126WETL
2021-03-04 15:00:06FORECAST2021159-12532.9719.7626.365217.152543254090.02080.73089.3410.0708TT0.97-8.0367446.0228102424296.854987593480.39488293686506892113126WETL
2021-03-04 11:00:06FORECAST2021159-12532.6520.5326.59216.984920896920.00660.58669.399.9766TT0.65-12.3567445.9581331230496.7661902390410.37993501088577892113126WETL
2021-03-04 07:00:08FORECAST2021159-12532.6920.5326.61216.879634577230.00660.59669.399.9866TT0.69-6.3167445.9174942933996.7104232139450.38179423153789892113126WETL
2021-03-04 02:58:45FORECAST2021159-12534.2921.1827.735216.597767921630.00720.49729.49.8972TT2.29-4.7167445.808644779696.561157379430.45795441683508892113126WETL
2021-03-03 23:00:06FORECAST2021159-12534.2520.827.525219.424473457070.01120.42129.419.8312TT2.25-15.7567446.8967243792698.0600784366090.45601907672174892112124WETL
2021-03-03 19:00:06FORECAST2021159-12534.2420.1927.215219.613290215250.01140.47149.379.8414TT2.24-14.7667446.9691273662498.1603606855380.45553540286751892112124WETL
2021-03-03 15:00:06FORECAST2021159-12533.9519.3226.635220.235557036290.01930.48939.439.9193TT1.95-15.0567447.2074938973398.4909915292820.44154039996377892112124WETL
2021-03-03 11:00:07FORECAST2021159-12534.8120.4527.63219.617806253780.0150.4959.289.775TT2.81-15.1967446.9708586447998.1627594349350.48318793412388892113126WETL
2021-03-03 07:00:08FORECAST2021159-12534.8120.2627.535219.697188647150.0150.4959.359.845TT2.81-13.1967447.001287612898.2049262101880.48318793412388892113126WETL
2021-03-03 03:00:08FORECAST2021159-12534.6322.6428.635219.876831791750.05530.43539.399.8253TT2.63-15.3767447.0701260211398.3003628982640.47444046167906892112124WETL
2021-03-02 23:00:06FORECAST2021159-12531.9719.9225.945226.819081147990.17040.79049.5310.3204TT-0.030000000000001-20.0367449.70644462804102.002002556860.34878405050043892113126WETL
2021-03-02 19:00:06FORECAST2021159-12531.9319.7225.825227.67218552650.17040.92049.4310.3504TT-0.07-21.0767450.02721537608102.458679671070.34698063622253892113126WETL
2021-03-02 15:00:06FORECAST2021159-12531.9820.4326.205228.291387127690.20610.93619.4410.3761TT-0.02-20.0267450.2596027671102.790389283260.34923544004165892113126WETL
2021-03-02 11:00:06FORECAST2021159-12527.7419.9123.825227.673972969070.26940.73949.4710.2094TT-4.26-23.2667450.02788673239102.459636919240.18280696603466891113124.5WETL
2021-03-02 06:58:53FORECAST2021159-12527.819.5723.685227.701984705090.26940.76949.4710.2394TT-4.2-22.267450.0384074308102.474638565510.18475369442269891113124.5WETL
2021-03-02 03:00:08FORECAST2021159-12528.8621.9625.41228.345852436560.38020.84029.4410.2802TT-3.14-18.1467450.28002620515102.819576418970.22123263555254891113124.5WETL
2021-03-01 23:00:06FORECAST2021159-12525.6317.921.765236.578954323230.37291.27299.3210.5929TT-6.37-26.3767453.33501234124107.24952317780.12254909494335891114126WETL
2021-03-01 19:00:06FORECAST2021159-12525.4818.0221.75235.330848877870.19951.08959.4210.5095TT-6.52-30.5267452.87598696265106.575690448320.11886891912219891114126WETL
2021-03-01 15:00:06FORECAST2021159-12527.3420.2223.78234.412241370010.10981.01989.2910.3098TT-4.66-28.6667452.53721271775106.08026233650.17015733844004891114126WETL
2021-03-01 10:58:55FORECAST2021159-12523.7920.6222.205232.977050705390.08670.77679.4110.1867TT-8.21-35.2167452.00634247177105.30710456920.082693468826454891113124.5WETL
2021-03-01 07:00:46FORECAST2021159-12522.6420.121.37233.335900977020.08430.77439.4110.1843TT-9.36-38.3667452.13926099203105.500321830660.063278248775317891113124.5WETL
2021-03-01 03:00:08FORECAST2021159-12527.8126.7927.3232.268103458660.07530.81539.3210.1353TT-4.19-31.1967451.74339128798104.925580744440.18507939473898891113124.5WETL